A new report sheds more light on the state of the video game industry as it relates to the overall size and health of the market. It’s time to come The report also suggests that the next Nintendo hardware platform will launch in his 2024.
Ampere Analysis said in a note that the PlayStation 5 will reach 30 million units by the end of 2022, compared to 18.5 million for the Xbox Series X|S. Sony releases his new PS5 sales numbers every three months, but Microsoft no longer shares Xbox sales figures, so we don’t know where Ampere gets the information beyond its own estimates. Not sure exactly if there is.
In any case, Ampere noted that both the PS5 and Xbox Series X faced supply issues in 2022, while the Series S was more readily available. We were able to take advantage of the chain issues to gain a bit of market share.
However, PS5 supply has recovered significantly since then, and Ampere says it expects the gap between PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sales to widen in the first half of 2023.
Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S fall short of the Nintendo Switch, which sold over 122.5 million units as of December 31, 2022. The end of 2024” was written, but that was it.
Rumors have long circulated that a more powerful Switch would make inroads, but Nintendo has never confirmed this. Nintendo launched a new Switch Lite model in 2019 and an OLED model in October 2021, but fans never got their hands on the rumored Switch “Pro” model.
Overall, in 2022, global total spending on video games will fall 7.8% year-on-year to $56.2 billion, according to Ampere’s report. The company said the delay of “major game releases” to his 2023 and lack of PS5 and Xbox Series X availability impacted overall results. . Sales may be down year-on-year, but Ampere notes his 18% increase in spending on video games worldwide compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. Did.
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